Dick Clark still rocks
ABC reports that its 36th annual broadcast of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” attracted an average audience of 18.05 million Total Viewers and...
TV station revenues expected to rise 11% this year
Typical of the odd-even cycle of years with and without federal elections, BIA Financial Network reports that 2007 television station revenues fell 2% to...
Hey—we almost nailed it!
As TVBR realized the strike is really not going to be resolved before many careers are ruined and an industry crippled, we wrote a...
Globes cancellation costing big bucks; what about Academy Awards?
With cancellation of the Golden Globe Awards on 1/13 because of the WGA strike and plans to picket, the loss will reportedly cost NBC...
Yahoo! and Belo websites to offer local video
Belo and Yahoo! announced a deal that designates 13 of Belo’s O&O stations as the exclusive provider of local news video to Yahoo! News...
WGA, CBS strike tentative deal
CBS and the CBS news employees represented by the WGA yesterday agreed on a new contract for the WGA-CBS news employees. The agreement, which...
Comcast internet service under FCC scrutiny
Complaints have been pouring into the FCC about Comcast, charging that it has been interfering with certain kinds of peer-to-peer traffic. The issue revolved...
Emmis still seeking buyer for WVUE-TV
Despite the softening station trading market, Emmis CFO Pat Walsh says performance has been improving for the company’s lone remaining television station, WVUE-TV (Ch....
MTVN unveils video content partnerships
MTV Networks unveiled its targeted online syndication strategy, announcing partnerships with select online video sites to deliver a vast library of short and long-form...
Panasonic, Comcast debut AnyPlay portable DVR
Panasonic and Comcast unveiled the industry's first Portable DVR/DVD player powered by tru2way technology at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. The co-branded AnyPlay Portable...
Broadcasters, networks, electronics companies to start Mobile Digital Television Trials
The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), an alliance of U.S. broadcasters committed to the development of mobile digital television, announced it plans to work...
Jon Stewart: WGA turned down his deal
Sources who attended Jon Stewart's The Daily Show taping this week got an earful of complaining from the host about his dealings with the...
NBC scores big week with football
The NFL playoff game and college bowl games drew big audiences for NBC and carried the Peacock net to a decisive victory for the...
Answer: On the floor of CES
Question: Where will the TV game show “Jeopardy!” be taped? Not this year though. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is going on now in...
Buying the company bit by bit
After being rebuffed on its buyout bid, Hearst Corporation is moving ahead with its stated objective of boosting its stake in Hearst-Argyle Television above...